2023 Milano Seamen season

The 2023 Milano Seamen season is the first season of the Milano Seamen in the European League of Football for the 2023 season, after playing in the Italian Football League the year prior.

2023 Milano Seamen season
General managerMarco Mutti 🇮🇹
Head coachStefan Prokorny 🇦🇹
Home fieldVelodromo Vigorelli

Preseason

After the announcement of the participation in the 2023 ELF season, the head coach of the previous season in the Italy national league was hired, again. Also, the stadium of the last season, the Velodromo Vigorelli, was confirmed.[1]

The first signing was quarterback Luke Zahradka, native born in the United States, but also being a dual-passport citizen in Italy. He is also starting quarterback of the Italy national team, winning the silver medal in Flag football at the 2022 World Games.[2] Further notable signings were Jéan Constant and Marquise Manning, latter playing for the Washburn Ichabods football team in the NCAA Division II.[3]

Regular season

Standings
Central Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Stuttgart Surge121028–2387237+150W3Automatic playoffs (#3)
2 Raiders Tirol12848–2307230+77W1
3 Munich Ravens12757–3425338+87W2
4 Helvetic Guards12393–7174378–204L4
5 Milano Seamen122102–8328497–169L3
6 Barcelona Dragons122102–8199396–197L10

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference[4]

Milano Seamen roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Nicholas Dalmasso
  •  7 Luke Zahradka

Running backs

  • 20 Luca Assemian Balotelli
  •  2 Ali Khalife
  • 32 Cristiano Mancini
  •  4 Modeste Pooda

Wide receivers

  • 13 Lorenzo Bassi
  • 81 Juan Flores Calderón
  • 89 Marion Cebotaru
  •  5 Jéan Constant
  • 10 Andrea Fiammenghi
  • -- Flippo Fiammenghi
  • 11 Ismail Lamamra
  • 15 Andrea Serra
  • 17 Tamsir Seck

Tight ends

  • 88 Leonardo Franchi
  • 87 Daniel Marshall
  • 19 Gianluca Santagostino
Offensive linemen
  • 78 Domenico Carroli
  • 55 Lorenzo Cesana
  • 62 Marco Colombo
  • 71 Thomas Fileccia
  • 66 Francesco Runco
  • 70 Edoardo Sandonati
  • 57 Harry Sayer
  • 63 Lewis Thomas
  • 53 Francesco Virlinzi

Defensive linemen

  • 93 Samuele Cavallini
  • 91 Giaocomo Insom
  • 75 Xhelian Molla
  • 99 Claudio Nicola
  • 90 Simone Perego
  • 92 Francesco Rivelli
  • 97 Marco Taddia
  • 69 Igor Timotijevic
Linebackers
  • 44 Tiberio Calbucci
  •  9 Nicolò Fonti
  • 31 Ivan Fonti
  • 45 Edoardo Gallo
  • -- Antonio Gianera
  •  6 Kevin Khay
  • 33 Diego Rinaldi
  • 47 Andrea Zini

Defensive backs

  •  1 Saad Ali
  • 14 Tommaso Calegari
  •  8 Dejvion Edwards-Steward
  • 21 Lorenzo Gioco
  • 29 Federicco Maffi
  • 22 Marquise Manning
  • 28 Lorenzo Paglicci
  • 36 Flavio Piccinni LB
  • 23 Christian Sottura
  • 26 Bismark Yeboah

Special teams


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated November 22, 2023
4 A-import, 8 E-import, 43 homegrown
55 active

Staff
Milano Seamen staff

Front office

  • Owner – Milano Seamen S.r.l.
  • General Manager – Marco Mutti
  • President – Paolo Mutti

Head coach

  • Head coach – Stefan Pokorny

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Dan Dodd
  • Quarterbacks – n/a
  • Running backs – n/a
  • Assistant running backs – Marco Polizzi
  • Wide receivers – Ruben Fioriti
  • Tight ends/fullbacks – n/a
  • Offensive line – Mauro "Pepè" Salvemini
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Stefan Pokorny
  • Linebacker – Riccardo Matani
  • Defensive line – Luca Bellora
  • Defensive backs – Paolo Guerini

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Stefano Busnaghi


Strength and conditioning

  • Corporate partner – Ultra Strength S&C


updated 28 January 2022

Notes

    References
    1. Ganci, Giovanni. "I Seamen Milano e la ELF 2023". huddle.org (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    2. "World Games, football americano: l'Italia è argento contro gli Stati Uniti". ilFaroOnline.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    3. "Milano Seamen firma con Marquise Manning". MilanoSportiva.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    4. "ELF: 2023 Milano Seamen – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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